Non-Functional Architect

Overview

This skill assists in the Non-Functional Requirements Definition phase of system development. It uses the IPA "Non-Functional Requirements Grade 2018" as a knowledge base to interview the user and determine the necessary system service levels.

Capabilities

• Model-Based Assessment:

• Recommends requirement levels based on system impact (Low/Mid/High).

• Utilizes Availability Best Practices for tier classification.

• Interactive Selection:

• Guides the user through key categories (Availability, Performance, Security, etc.) to select specific levels.

• Document Generation:

• Exports the agreed requirements as a Markdown report (nonfunctional_requirements.md ).

Usage

Start the interactive assessment

node scripts/assess.cjs

Resources

• Knowledge Base: assets/requirements.yaml (Converted from IPA Excel sheet)

Knowledge Protocol

• This skill adheres to the knowledge/orchestration/knowledge-protocol.md . It automatically integrates Public, Confidential (Company/Client), and Personal knowledge tiers, prioritizing the most specific secrets while ensuring no leaks to public outputs.

• References Availability Best Practices for standardizing availability levels and disaster recovery goals.